INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Sep. 30, 2010

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of the changes in broadcasting license

	Broadcasting Licenses
	Carrying Amount
	2011		2010
	(amounts in thousands)
Beginning of period balance as of January 1,	$	707,852	$	707,852
Impairment loss		-		-
Acquisition (Note ##AcqN)		8,050		-
Ending period balance as of September 30,	$	715,902	$	707,852

Schedule of assumptions and estimates for broadcasting licences impairment testing

	Second	Second
	Quarter	Quarter
	2011	2010
Discount rate	10.0%	10.0%
Operating profit margin range of the Company's markets	19.5% to 41.5%	21.0% to 42.5%
Long-term revenue growth rate range of the Company's markets	1.5% to 2.0%	1.5% to 2.0%

	Second	Second
	Quarter	Quarter
	2010	2009
Discount rate	10.0%	10.6%
Operating profit margin range of the Company's markets	21.0% to 42.5%	21.0% to 44.0%
Long-term revenue growth rate range of the Company's markets	1.5% to 2.0%	1.0% to 2.5%

Schedule of changes in goodwill

	Goodwill
	Carrying Amount
	2011		2010
	(amounts in thousands)
Goodwill balance before cumulative loss
on impairment as of January 1,	$	163,783	$	163,783
Accumulated loss on impairment as of January 1,		(125,615)		(125,615)
Goodwill beginning balance after cumulative loss
on impairment as of January 1,		38,168		38,168
Loss on impairment during year		0		0
Acquisition (Note ##AcqN)		723		0
Goodwill ending balance as of September 30,	$	38,891	$	38,168

Schedule of assumptions and estimates for goodwill impairment testing

	Second	Second
	Quarter	Quarter
	2011	2010
Discount rate	10.0%	10.0%
Operating profit margin range of the Company's markets	25.0% to 46.6%	26.0% to 39.0%
Long-term revenue growth rate range of the Company's markets	1.5% to 2.0%	1.5% to 2.0%

	Second	Second
	Quarter	Quarter
	2010	2009
Discount rate	10.0%	10.6%
Operating profit margin range of the Company's markets	26.0% to 39.0%	21.0% to 41.0%
Long-term revenue growth rate range of the Company's markets	1.5% to 2.0%	1.0% to 2.5%